Whilst my sis and her husband were planning all the daytime activities I was in charge of the party night...good choice! It made it easier for me to return to Berlin because I put all my energy into the wedding. From last Monday to Thursday I was working on a movie about the couple, putting together games and buying lots of stuff...
My sis always wanted to be a princess and where do princesses get married - in a castle. So they booked this castle outside of Berlin...very close to the Polish border actually...and it turned out to be a good choice. Not only the venue was breathtaking...but we were also very lucky with the weather. We've been following the weather forecast since last Monday and it didn't look too good...but it was a lovely summer day and the temperature was about 25°C...perfect conditions to get married!
We arrived at the castle at 12 o'clock and whilst my sis was getting ready in her room (and even though I was her maid of honour I wasn't supposed to see her) her husband was still very calm and relaxed. At 1 p.m. all the guests had arrived and the registrar started playing the song they chose for their wedding. When I saw my Mum's boyfriend and my sister walking down to us I had tears in my eyes. She looked so beautiful and happy!
Once the official part was over they let doves fly and held a speech...a funny one about weddings in general...and all the things that are going to happen during the day. Then the photographer took a lot of pics of the couple and the guests and eventually went off with the couple to take another million photos.
I was starving! So fortunately the cake was next on the agenda :) Then the husband's parents played a puppet show with future visions of the couple and they got loads of presents. Last but not least people were smashing porcelain...that's an old custom in Germany. The bride and groom then have to sweep up the pieces and put it in a barrow and once they swept up everything someone will topple the barrow so they'll have to do it again...well...that was a bit unnecessary because my sister toppled the barrow herself accidentally!
And then there is another tradition...the couple has to saw a tree trunk in half...Mareen and Helge were really lucky because the trunk was rather small and the saw sharp as a razor...
After that we went into the castle and had a few drinks before the lovely and delicious dinner...yummy. Then the party night started and we had a lot of fun dancing, playing the games I had prepared and dancing again and again and my feet were about twice their normal size...so I took off my shoes and kept on dancing and dancing and dancing oh and did I mention...drinking and drinking and drinking??? At 3 a.m. there were only six of us left and there was no way I could move my feet or body or anything so we decided to call it a night...a great one though!!!
I hope they will be happy forever, but in case my sister decides she wants to marry again...I'll be there!
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